Autumn Snowflake vs Mountain yam

Acis autumnalis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acis	Dioscorea
Species	Acis autumnalis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.